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2002-04-07 Thread Miguel A. Urech
Hello Ian, Well, a little bird just told me miracles do happen. Can't say more just yet. g I'll be listening :-) -- Best regards, Miguel A. Urech (El Escorial - Spain) Using The Bat! v1.60c Current Ver: 1.60c FAQ:

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2002-04-07 Thread Clive Taylor
Sunday, April 7, 2002, 10:47:22 AM, you wrote: Miguel, I would also probably go back to VA if it was resurrected. But, so far, I don't believe in miracles. Well, a little bird just told me miracles do happen. Can't say more just yet. g I've just joined this list and seen your comments

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2002-04-07 Thread Greg Strong
Hello Ian, Sunday, April 7, 2002, 4:47:22 AM, you wrote: IP Well, a little bird just told me miracles do happen. Can't say more IP just yet. g I heard this exact statement months ago. Am I listening to a broken record? I'll believe it when I see it, and will keep my one good eye open looking

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2002-04-07 Thread Greg Strong
Hello Allie, Sunday, April 7, 2002, 1:00:29 PM, you wrote: ACM I've tried VA and I can sympathise with its former users. VA has quite ACM an unusual/different approach to design and how things are done. I ACM tried it especially for Newsgroups, but its methods were so different ACM that I

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2002-04-07 Thread Miguel A. Urech
Hello Allie, I've tried VA and I can sympathise with its former users. VA has quite an unusual/different approach to design and how things are done. When VA started its main market was as an OLR for Compuserve Forums (including binary libraries) and CIX, although it could also handle Internet

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2002-04-06 Thread Miguel A. Urech
Hello Ian, Unless VA, by some miracle, is resurrected from the netherworld. If that ever happens I, for one, am probably outta here! I would also probably go back to VA if it was resurrected. But, so far, I don't believe in miracles. -- Best regards, Miguel A. Urech (El Escorial - Spain)

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2002-04-06 Thread Miguel A. Urech
Hello Jan, Just curious - on what basis would you think this w/o having tried it? I didn't say I haven't tried it, I said I haven't _used_ it. A slight difference, but perhaps significant. Just the same that, to me, there is a difference between mass mailing and mail merge. I have read

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2002-04-06 Thread Miguel A. Urech
Hello Marck, It isn't. TB can only mass mail using the Address Book. You can import CSV address lists into an address book group and mass-mail from there. I assume you have seen my reply to Jan. How do I manage the rest of the variable fields I want to use in my message? That's why I make a

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2002-04-06 Thread Miguel A. Urech
Hello Marck, ..snipped.. I'm not saying it's as easy to use as VA's mail merge. It clearly is not. I'm just saying that it is just as capable and possibly more so. You are right, it is not as easy and straight forward as with VA. And I think I never said it was not possible with TB, I also

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2002-04-05 Thread Greg Strong
Hello Miguel, Friday, April 5, 2002, 2:55:55 PM, you wrote: MAU I see you already got a reply. I haven't used mass mailing yet, but I MAU think it would be easier if I could use a CSV text file, like with MAU Virtual Access, instead of an Address Book. Well without using it I couldn't say. I

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2002-04-05 Thread Greg Strong
Hello Miguel, Friday, April 5, 2002, 2:55:55 PM, you wrote: MAU Nice to see you here :-) Thanks! I have to get use to the inbox and outbox concept used in most e-mail programs today. After using VA for few years it put everything in one folder. When I created the filters for the mail lists

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2002-04-05 Thread Greg Strong
Hello Luc, Friday, April 5, 2002, 5:19:14 PM, you wrote: L It's (you may or not may not believe it) actually an excerpt of the L helpfile (keyword Massmailing) Yeah I hear you. Who would have thunk. Mail Merge = Mass Mailing? I never heard it referred to with this term. :) -- Best

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2002-04-05 Thread Greg Strong
Hello Jan, Friday, April 5, 2002, 5:24:30 PM, you wrote: JR Just curious - on what basis would you think this w/o JR having tried it? I don't mean to defend VA or TB!, but maybe you don't want to put the recipients into your address book for starters. Now I may have you thinking this is